Brothers,

As we begin a new fraternal year, I would like to thank those members whose efforts were vital in

making this past year a success for our Council. The involvement by these Brother Knights in completing

the various fundraising projects made it possible for our Council to fund many worthwhile and deserving

charities, support our seminarians as well as our community at large. No less important were those

activities and projects that were carried out not as fundraising but as building on our support for our

community, such as our annual Basketball Free Throw event and our Adopt-a-Road highway clean up just

to name two. Built into these events is the camaraderie shared by our members as well as our community.

A good example of this is our annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper where all involved feel a sense of

accomplishment shared by all. We can look forward to repeating these annual fun filled events this

coming year. One area that needs improvement on our part is attendance at both our general and executive

meetings. All members’ opinions are important and need to be heard at the general meeting. Please make

a greater effort to attend as you are needed by your Council. Recently there have been two executive

meetings where we did not have the required eight executive members necessary to conduct business.

When this happens, the meeting is essentially cancelled and the business that needs to be completed has to

be put off until the next month. Without this necessary quorum of 8 executive members, we cannot pass

motions, plan for events or generally make progress. In short, this hampers our efforts to be successful. Of

course, we all have things come up and may not be able to attend every single meeting. When this

happens, an executive member is expected to let the Grand Knight know that they need to be excused

from that meeting. A phone call, text or email is all that is required. Being absent without notice from an

executive meeting is disrespectful to your Council and to those who made the effort to attend the meeting,

only to be told it has to be cancelled. If you feel this requirement is too much to ask of you, please

reconsider accepting an executive position. On the brighter side, we have a new slate of executive

members who I am sure are eager to continue the good work we do. Your new executive for the

upcoming year:

Chaplain Fr. Gerard Pilon Grand Knight Mike Sangregorio

Deputy Grand Knight Mike Phillips Chancellor Jason DeHetre

Recorder Domenic Sanfilippo Advocate Lorne Winkler

Financial Secretary Michael Dynes Sr. Treasurer Harry Cogill

Warden Angelo Vivona Inside Guard Rudy Bulfon

Outside Guard Joe Gerynowicz Third Guard Mike Farley

Trustees Gene Cudney Sal Greco Adam Monid Lecturer – Jim Groves

Let us all look forward to another good year for our Council and our community made possible by all our

efforts.

Fraternally, Mike Sangregorio GK

Saint of the Month

St. Thomas the Apostle Feast Day July 3

Poor Thomas! He made one remark and has been branded as “Doubting Thomas” ever since. But if he

doubted, he also believed. He made an explicit statement of faith in the New Testament: “My Lord and

My God!” and, in so expressing his faith, gave Christians a prayer that will be said till the end of time. He

also occasioned a compliment from Jesus to all later Christians: “Have you come to believe because you

have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed” (John 20:29).

Thomas should be equally well-known for his courage when he expressed his willingness to die with

Jesus. The occasion was when Jesus proposed to go to Bethany after Lazarus had died. Since Bethany

was near Jerusalem, this meant walking into the very midst of his enemies and to almost certain death.

Realizing this, Thomas said to the other apostles, “Let us also go to die with him” (John 11:16b).

Traditionally, he is said to have travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as

far as India in AD 50. There he baptized several families, founding what today are known as Saint

Thomas Christians. According to Syrian Christian tradition, Saint Thomas was allegedly killed at St.

Thomas Mount, in Southern India in 72 A.D. and his body was interred there in Mylapore. This is the

earliest known record of his martyrdom. In 232 AD, the greater portion of relics of the Apostle Thomas

are said to have been sent by an Indian king and brought from Mylapore to the city of Edessa,

Mesopotamia. After a short stay on the Greek island of Chios, on 6 September 1258, the relics were

transported, via three ships to Ortona , Italy and now rest in the Cathedral of St. Thomas the Apostle

in Ortona, Italy.

The relics resisted both the Saracen looting of 1566, that the destruction of the Nazis in the famous battle

of Ortona, fought in late December 1943.

Thomas shares the lot of Peter —indeed all the apostles in their weakness and lack of understanding. We

must not exaggerate these facts, however, for Christ did not pick worthless men. But their human

weakness again points up the fact that holiness is a gift of God, not a human creation; it is given to

ordinary men and women with weaknesses; it is God who gradually transforms the weaknesses into the

image of Christ, the courageous, trusting, and loving one.

Original Chios' tombstone of Thomas, brought in the crypt of Ortona's Basilica

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 5793

21st ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

DATE : SATURDAY AUGUST 18, 2018

PLACE : Duntroon Highlands Golf Club

YOU GET 18 HOLES OF GOLF, POWER GOLF CART,

USE OF DRIVING RANGE, LUNCH & DINNER

Cost - $ 100.00 per Golfer all Included

Lunch at 11 AM - SHOT GUN START @ 12:30 PM - Dinner @ 6:30 PM

"BEST BALL FORMAT" "ALL GOLFERS WELCOME"

FOR TICKETS & MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING

DOMENIC SANFILIPPO @ 705 - 445 - 7615

email - domenics@sympatico.ca

LORNE WINKLER @ 705 - 445 - 2515

email - lbwinks@rogers.com

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL TOURNAMENT

Summer greetings to you and your family. The summer brings joy and memorable family BBQs.

With our executive in place we will begin a new fraternal year. If I could ask a question? As a member

what does your Knights of Columbus Council mean to you?

For me: it brings fellowship with members, it brings me closer to my Church and it brings an opportunity

to serve our members, Priest, parishioners and our community. It also brings self-satisfaction that I am

giving back to others, but most of all to those that need help. It brings a challenge to do more as did our

past members that made Father Lally Council 5793 great. The results of my activity; I feel I am a better

person and sometimes think before my quick tongue kicks into gear. Ha, Ha, I said it first. To complete

this I will end with what I started the question:

As a member what does your Knights of Columbus Council mean to you?

Our Treasure Brother Harry Cogill and myself will present the budget for 2018- 2019 fraternal

year to the membership as a notice of motion at our July General Meeting, Come out and have your input

heard. Please note when approved by the membership it is a goal not written in stone.

The end of our financial fraternal year is fast approaching and we will start preparing with our

semi- annual audit. This is under the control of our Grand Knight and Trustees. Your Treasurer and your

Financial Secretary will present all necessary material for the completion of this task.

Please come and join us at one of our General meetings the 1st Tuesday of each month. Your

input is a necessary part of our future.

Read our Take 5 Newsletter and please share your thoughts these are mine.

Respectfully

Michael Dynes FS

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Presentation to Knights at June meeting by Father Gerard for all the work done in the Parish by the Council.

Our Council of the Knights of Columbus offers prayers for those who are sick or in distress. Please keep these Brother

Knights, their families and their care givers in your prayers...

Under Good of the Order: Bro. Sal Arrigo, Bro. Mackenzie Dynes. Dorothy Dynes, PGK, FDD Don

MacDonald, Bros. Bruno Jacka, Jim and Delores Marshall, PGK Nick and Rika Huver, Bro. Nick Monid,

Chelsea Cando, Jean Van Bethem, Geraldine Bondi, Nancy Greco, Our Chaplain Fr. Gerard, Leo Burger,

Robert McDonald, John Dolan, Eva Sundqvist, Patrina Cannon, Martha Benoit, the Gervais family. Father

Bill Scanlon and all of our Brothers who may be ill.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO THE JUNE BIRTHDAY BOYS 2

nd- Bro. Roy Adams 3

rd- Bro. Kocho Cumandro 11

th- Bro. Louis Malbeuf

11th -Bro. Paul Proulx 12

th- Bro. J.J. Karl Hurley 15

th- Bro. Chris Carrier

20th- Deacon Chuck McCarthy 21

st- Bro. Michelle Carlucci 22

nd- Bro. John Ferraro

23rd

- Bro. Dave Hobbs 28th

- Bro. Shawn Cooper

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE JULY BIRTHDAY BOYS

6th

- Bro. Joey Rinella 17th

–FDD Michael Dynes 18th

- Father Chris Lemieux

25th

- Bro. Don Reid

. HAPPY BELATED ANNIVERSARY TO OUR JUNE COUPLES 1 June – PGK Denis and Wendy Farley 9 June – Brother Vincent & Brenda Zelensky

28 June- Brother Joseph and Jean Van Bethem

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO OUR JULY COUPLES

1 July – Bro. Gene and Mary Cudney 10 July- Bro. Rene and Deborah Lalande

12 July – Bro. David and Lynn Hobbs 14 July- Bro. Normand jr. and Katya Duhamel

26 July- Bro. Joey and Nicole Rinella

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On July 16th, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at

6:30 PM at Martyrs’ Shrine Midland. A Living Rosary followed by Mass in the Shrine Church.

Come out for the evening and be part of the Living Rosary !